Agriculturally registered vehicles?

[treequip]

Why's that then??

 

Why would it mean anything, this thread is about ag registered vehicles not the insurance of moving own goods.

[aspenarb]

There are no grey areas its all set out in this document.

 

HM Revenue & Customs

 

 

8.3 Tractors

To qualify as an excepted vehicle, the tractor must be an agricultural tractor designed and constructed primarily for use otherwise than on roads. It must not be used on public roads except for:

 

(a) purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry

 

(b) cutting verges bordering public roads

 

© cutting hedges or trees bordering public roads or bordering verges which border public roads

 

(d) from 01 November 2013, gritting of roads, including travel to and from where gritting takes place, and for the collection of equipment and material for gritting.

 

See paragraph 8.21 for what we mean by activities falling within agriculture, horticulture or forestry.

 

If a tractor has a vehicle Excise licence as a general haulage vehicle it cannot use red diesel as a fuel either on or off public roads, regardless of whether it is undertaking agricultural, horticultural or forestry work. This is because it is licensed to perform other work and is therefore assumed to exceed the permitted activities listed above.

 

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8.4 Light agricultural vehicles

To qualify under this category the vehicle must:

 

(a) have a revenue weight not exceeding 1,000 kilograms

 

(b) be designed and constructed so as to seat only the driver

 

© be designed and constructed primarily for use otherwise than on roads, and

 

(d) be used only for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture forestry or for gritting roads

 

The revenue weight of a vehicle is either the maximum weight of the vehicle or the design weight as defined in section 60A of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.

 

Quad bikes and similar single-seater machines used for agricultural, horticultural or forestry work fit into this category.

 

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8.5 Agricultural material handlers

To qualify as an agricultural material handler, the vehicle must be designed to lift goods or burden and be designed and constructed primarily for use otherwise than on roads.

 

Agricultural material handlers must not be used on public roads except for:

 

(a) agricultural, horticultural or forestry work

 

(b) cutting verges bordering public roads

 

© cutting hedges or trees bordering public roads or bordering verges which border public roads, or

 

(d) from 01 November 2013 gritting of roads, including travel to and from where gritting takes place and for the collection of equipment and material for gritting.

 

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8.6 Agricultural engines

This category is restricted to purpose-built vehicles that:

 

(a) are designed and used solely for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry

 

(b) are used on public roads only for proceeding to and from the place where the vehicle is to be or has been used for those purposes, and

 

© when so proceeding do not carry any load except such as is necessary for its propulsion or for the operation of any machinery built-in or permanently attached to the vehicle.

 

This category includes but is not limited to combine harvesters, crop sprayers, forage harvesters and pea viners.

 

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8.7 Agricultural processing vehicles

These are specialist agricultural vehicles that:

 

(a) are used for the conveyance of built-in machinery for processing agricultural, horticultural or forestry produce that is used while the vehicle is stationary

 

(b) are used on public roads only for proceeding to and from the place where that machinery is to be used, and

 

© when so proceeding do not carry any load except such as is necessary for their propulsion or for the operation of the processing machinery.

 

This category includes mobile seed cleaning machines or feed milling machines.

 

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8.8 Vehicles used between different parts of the land

A vehicle in this category must:

 

(a) be used only for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry

 

(b) be used on public roads only in passing between different areas of land occupied by the same person

 

© not travel a distance on public roads in passing between two such areas that exceeds 1.5 kilometres, and

 

(d) have a nil licence (as defined in Section 62 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994) in force in respect.

 

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8.9 Mowing machines

The mowing machine must be a complete vehicle, whether pedestrian-operated or ‘ride-on’. The machinery must be built into the vehicle for it to qualify under this category.

[Matthew Storrs]

Okay, so in order for someone to use a tractor on the roads for non agricultural/forestry operations, its not just as simple as using white diesel, does operators license come in to it?

[Fastracwoodcutter]

So, how far can a farmer go in his tractor running on red? By the book I mean.

 

You can legally travel 20 miles from your 'base' on red diesel but your base can move to the site your working on.

[treequip]

You can legally travel 20 miles from your 'base' on red diesel but your base can move to the site your working on.

 

But if you are non ag you cant move any goods

[roseyweb]

Sounds like I need to put a grittier on my pickup and run on red all year

[aspenarb]

You can legally travel 20 miles from your 'base' on red diesel but your base can move to the site your working on.

 

There used to be restrictions on distance but not any more, I think it became unworkable with agri contractors.

 

Bob

 

Article from the below.

 

Gillian Cheatley Senior Technical officer of the UFU explained, "We have had a number of members who were stopped recently by both PSNI and HMRC, in relation to the distance they had travelled on red diesel. An appeared mix up in the interpretation of the legislation has lead to a number of farmers being stopped and cautioned. We were pleased to be able to clarify to our members that a tractor which has been taxed as an agricultural vehicle may be used on the public road for agricultural use and are permitted to use red diesel. There is no limit to the distance that such a vehicle may travel. We have since spoken to the PSNI and HMRC and clarified these issues".

 

The facts of tractors and use of red diesel - Farming Life

[Fastracwoodcutter]

That's really handy to know as I go far more than 20 miles and always was thinking of good excuses to tell vosa or hmrc as to why I was 100s of miles away.

[Stephen Blair]

That's really handy to know as I go far more than 20 miles and always was thinking of good excuses to tell vosa or hmrc as to why I was 100s of miles away.

 

Ha ha

[NI Tree]

There used to be restrictions on distance but not any more, I think it became unworkable with agri contractors.

 

Bob

 

Article from the below.

 

Gillian Cheatley Senior Technical officer of the UFU explained, "We have had a number of members who were stopped recently by both PSNI and HMRC, in relation to the distance they had travelled on red diesel. An appeared mix up in the interpretation of the legislation has lead to a number of farmers being stopped and cautioned. We were pleased to be able to clarify to our members that a tractor which has been taxed as an agricultural vehicle may be used on the public road for agricultural use and are permitted to use red diesel. There is no limit to the distance that such a vehicle may travel. We have since spoken to the PSNI and HMRC and clarified these issues".

 

The facts of tractors and use of red diesel - Farming Life

 

some of our rules are different in N.I to GB